Where does “វិញ្ញាសា” come from?

វិញ្ញាសា (Khmer) comes from Pali viññā, from Pali āsā, from Sanskrit आशा, from Sanskrit आ॒शस्, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.

វិញ្ញាសា (Khmer): test; examination

Definitions

  1. test; examination

Ancestry of “វិញ្ញាសា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliviññā—
2Paliāsā—
3Sanskritआशाhope, expectation; desire, wish, prospect; a...
4Sanskritआ॒शस्—
5Sanskritआ-up, upon, on
6Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
7Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH →Every word from Sanskrit आ- →Every word from Sanskrit आ →